Thread: Taking photos

I have never had much luck with the red-eye reduction preflash with the cats, as it distracts them. Plus, even if their pupils are open only a bit you can still get eyeshine that wrecks the photo.

Another advantage of a good quality digital camera is the ability to crop photos and still end up with usable size. It is often quite hard to frame a shot optimally when rushing to shoot something cute. So definitely you should not consider a photo final until you have considered reframing it.

Most digital SLRs will also allow you to shoot in "raw mode" which effectively stores the raw sensor data. This provides the very best starting point for manipulating your photos. If you frequently manipulate exposure, etc. in your photos, you should store raw mode versions. The JPEG versions have already been manipulated in the camera, so there is a limit to how much you can change them without getting artifacts. I think most DSLRs will allow you to have the camera store both a JPEG and raw version. That is what I have my Canon set to do. That way, if I need to manipulate exposure or white balance, I am starting with maximum information.